Pediatric Cochlear Implantation: A Qualitative Study of Parental Decision-Making Processes in Flanders, Belgium

Autor/inn/en	Hardonk, Stefan; Bosteels, Sigrid; Desnerck, Greetje; Loots, Gerrit; Van Hove, Geert; Van Kerschaver, Erwin; Vanroelen, Christophe; Louckx, Fred
Titel	Pediatric Cochlear Implantation: A Qualitative Study of Parental Decision-Making Processes in Flanders, Belgium
Quelle	In: American Annals of the Deaf, 155 (2010) 3, S.339-352 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0002-726X
Schlagwörter	Hearing Impairments; Foreign Countries; Content Analysis; Assistive Technology; Decision Making; Qualitative Research; Performance Factors; Sensory Aids; Accessibility (for Disabled); Severe Disabilities; Interviews; Parent Attitudes; Decision Making Skills; Pediatrics; Belgium + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hearing impairment; Hörbehinderung; Ausland; Inhaltsanalyse; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Qualitative Forschung; Leistungsindikator; Sinnesreiz; Accessibility; Zugänglichkeit; Severe disability; Schwerbehinderung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Elternverhalten; Klinische Sozialpädiatrie; Belgien
Abstract	Factors contributing to parents' decision when they choose between cochlear implantation (CI) and traditional hearing aids for their child were examined. The subjects were children with severe/profound hearing loss, born 1999-2001, registered in the universal neonatal hearing screening program in the Flanders region of Belgium. Qualitative data collected retrospectively from parents were subjected to thematic content analysis. In their responses to professional advice, parents were segmented into 3 groups: (a) those whose primary considerations were the importance of oral language development and the relative potential of CI and traditional hearing aids; (b) those for whom alternative factors (e.g., medical risks, ethical issues) were paramount, even in the face of professional advocacy of CI; (c) those who followed professional advice against CI. The researchers conclude that care professionals should be sensitive to the impact of their advice and other factors in parental decision making. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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